Hancock North Central School

Hancock North Central School is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Kiln, Mississippi, run under Hancock School District, with 404 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Hancock School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,934 students; Hancock North Central School is among them.

Demographically, Hancock North Central School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Hancock North Central School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Hancock North Central School sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.3%; actual is 76.5%, +17.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hancock County) logs that median household income runs about $67,708, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hancock County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,598 students), Hancock North Central School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Hancock Elementary, around 4.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Hancock North Central School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hancock North Central School has ticked down 11%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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